Rio on the flat 06

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Not the most inspiring start to the flat this year but with the Craven meeting next week things should start to pick up. Kempton 2.10 Dipping a toe in the water at the new aw track which seems to suit most types of runners so far & seems quite a fair track. Royal Alchemist seems to go well fresh but just lacks a finishing kick for me & looks a hard one to win with. Three Wrens is upped in class & this looks a bit too hard for her. Violet Park is another who looks to have a bit to find on form so far & might want soft ground. Bon Nuit has some decent form in the book & ought to go well on this surface, has to give all but one of these 3lb for a listed race win but should run well. The one that takes the eye is Quadrupa 30pts @ 7/2 hills. Track should suit & seems to go well fresh. Some decent form in the Fatherland including a good second in the group 2 German 1000 Guineas when Bon Nuit was well behind. Booking of Frankie looks good & this horse runs from the front so I'm hoping he'll ride a similar sort of race to the one he rode on Song Of Silence here in the Masaka when he made all & almost nicked the race from the front. Rio.

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Re: Rio on the flat 06 Forgot to mention that I've already struck a bet this flat. Interesting piece in the Update this week from the Irish reporter regarding the Jim Bolger trained Heliostatic. This one worked well last Sunday & the 50/1 for the Derby was taken afterwards. Only ran twice last season & first time up was second beaten a length to the current ante-post Derby favourite Horatio Nelson. Took a Curragh maiden after that & was then put away for the winter. By the Derby winner Galileo he is the first foal from Affianced who won races over 7f at 2yo's & over 10f at 3yo's, so he should run well at middle distances. The 50's had gone but I've had 10pts @ 33/1 Paddy Power for the Derby. He runs today at Leopardstown in the Irish 2000 Trial & having just had a look he's around 2/1,9/4 but Paddy Power are going 11/4 & I've had 30pts @ those odds for today. :hope for a decent run. Rio.